Backend Software Engineer - remote

As a Backend Software Engineer you will help us design and build our customer-facing APIs and backend services. You must be a developer with a keen sense of good system design and application architecture. We are looking for someone who is passionate about creating great products and making the world amazing for homebuyers. At Knock, we have fun, we move fast, we celebrate &support our fellow teammates, and we live by our POPSICLE values.

As a Backend Software Engineer on the Backend team you will:

• Design, build and maintain APIs and tools that power Knock’s internal and customer-facing applications and communicate your designs to fellow engineers.
• Understand the data that power our applications, and be able to propose appropriate data models for new features.
• Build new services from scratch, as well as maintain existing applications.
• Provide secure and seamless integration of Knock’s applications to our SaaS partners.
• Committed to good engineering practice of testing, logging, alerting and deployment processes.
• Continually learn, grow, and expand your knowledge, while also supporting others learning experiences;act as a mentor and be a resource for others inside and outside of your team.
• Take on ad-hoc projects as they arise &always be willing to support your team where they need you.

We’d love you to bring:

• Experience as a full lifecycle software developer in core backend-appropriate languages, including development, testing, troubleshooting, and deployment.
• Desire to work at a rapidly growing startup and make it a success, and are comfortable learning new technologies and tools.
• Experience in JavaScript (Node.js) and have experience with various Node.js modules such as fastify, hapi.js, lodash, async.
• SQL knowledge (Mysql or Postgres), familiarity with techniques to identify slow queries and debugging.
• A strong customer-first mindset and data-driven approach to your work.
• Believe in creating diverse, equitable, and inclusive practices and programs that will further Knock’s commitment to making an impact, learning, putting people first, being open, and courageous.
• Have proven success working 100% remote in prior positions &are experienced working with a distributed, national team. 
• We encourage you to apply even if you don’t have every listed requirement

Benefits, Perks, &Enjoying Life:

• Knock is a 100% remote, work from home culture and has been since our inception in 2015 
• 100% employee covered medical, dental, &vision premiums  
• Unlimited PTO (2 weeks mandatory) + flexible work schedules 
• Paid maternity &paternity leave  
• $1,000 each year for education, training, and professional development 
• Salary + Equity. We offer equitable compensation based market data, accomplishments, experience, &your location

We are proud to be a distributed company from our founding with employees in 21 different states. This is an amazing opportunity to be an integral part of building a multi-billion dollar consumer brand in an industry that is long overdue for a new way of doing things. You will be working with a passionate team that is disrupting the status quo. Knock, and it's subsidiaries, are committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, and equitable environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.